Utilizamos el tiburón cebra de Galápagos y los polimorfismos de nucleótido único para examinar los procesos evolutivos para la divergencia genética y la biogeografía insular.
Oceanic islands play a central role in the study of evolution and island biogeography.
This multidisciplinary event was attended by 253 participants and showcased the most significant scientific research findings conducted in the region.
The Galapagos Genetic Code project was created through collaboration between the Galapagos Science Center, the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, the University of Exeter in the UK, the Agency for Regulation and Control of Biosafety and Quarantine for Galapagos, and the Galapagos Conservation Trust. Project aims to catalog the biodiversity of the Galapagos Islands.
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El proyecto de ciencia ciudadana más ambicioso que se ha desarrollado para catalogar la biodiversidad en Galápagos. Este proyecto surgió como una respuesta al impacto económico causado por la pandemia por COVID-19 en las islas Galápagos. Su objetivo es catalogar la biodeiversidad de las islas utilizando técnicas de muestreo no invasivas como el “ADN ambiental”.
Código Genético de Galápagos (Barcode) Read More »
Fernando Lopez, Larissa R. Oliveira, Yago Beux, Amanda Kessler, Susana Cárdenas-Alayza, Patricia Majluf, Diego Páez-Rosas, Jaime Chaves, Enrique Crespo, Robert L. Brownell Jr., Alastair M.M. Baylis, Maritza Sepúlveda, Valentina Franco-Trecu, Carolina Loch, Bruce C. Robertson, Claire R. Peart, Jochen B.W. Wolf, y Sandro L. Bonatto.
Hybridization is widespread and constitutes an important source of genetic variability and evolution. In animals, its role in generating novel and independent lineages (hybrid speciation) has been strongly debated, with only a few cases supported by genomic data.
Genomic evidence for homoploid hybrid speciation in a marine mammal apex predator Read More »
Este inventario de emisiones mapeado para las Islas Galápagos representa una poderosa herramienta para contribuir a la sostenibilidad a largo plazo del archipiélago.
We present an anthropogenic emissions inventory for Santa Cruz, San Cristobal, and Isabela Islands in which emissions were spatially mapped for greenhouse gasses and primary pollutants.
Galápagos keeps inspiring scientists to study the evolution of animal species.The ‘Scalesia Microbiome’ project is pioneering in studying the taxonomic and functional diversity of the microbial communities associated with the Scalesia genus on the Galapagos Islands.
The Scalesia microbiome: uncovering the microbial world that Darwin could not see Read More »
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In 2022, the Galapagos Science Center (GSC) and the broader UNC & USFQ Galapagos Initiative will celebrate its 10th Anniversary. We are proud to announce the World Summit on Island Sustainability scheduled to be held on June 26–30, 2022 at the Galapagos Science Center and the Community Convention Center on San Cristobal Island.
The content of the World Summit will be distributed globally through social media and results documented through papers published in a book written as part of the Galapagos Book Series by Springer Nature and edited by Steve Walsh (UNC) & Carlos Mena (USFQ) as well as Jill Stewart (UNC) and Juan Pablo Muñoz (GSC/USC). The book will be inclusive and accessible by the broader island community including scientists, managers, residents, tourists, and government and non-government organizations.
While the most obvious goal of organizing the World Summit on Island Sustainability is to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the GSC and the UNC-USFQ Galapagos Initiative, other goals will be addressed through special opportunities created as part of our operational planning of the World Summit.
For instance, we seek to elevate and highlight the Galapagos in the island conservation discourse, seeking to interact with other island networks in more obvious and conspicuous ways to benefit the Galapagos Islands, the UNC-USFQ Galapagos Initiative, and the world. We will seize the opportunity to further develop the I2N2 – International Islands Network-of-Networks. Further, we wish to highlight and emphasize multiple visions of a sustainable future for the Galapagos Islands and we cannot do this alone. Therefore, engaging the Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Tourism, the Government Council of Galapagos, the Galapagos National Park, and local Galapagos authorities, including government and non-government organizations and local citizen groups, is imperative.
Borrowing from Hawaii’s and Guam’s Green Growth Program and the Global Island Partnership, we wish to examine existing global programs that emphasize island sustainability and their incorporation into life, policies, and circumstances in the Galapagos Islands. We will also seek to enhance our connections with the institutional members of our International Galapagos Science Consortium and expand the Consortium through the recruitment of other member institutions. We will also work to benefit islands and their local communities by working with citizen groups as well as important NGOs who seek to improve the natural conditions in the Galapagos and diminish the impact of the human dimension on the future of Galapagos’ ecosystems.
Lastly, we will use the World Summit to benefit UNC & USFQ and our constituencies through a strong and vibrant communication plan about the World Summit, creating corporate relationships as sponsors, identifying funding goals through donors, and benefiting our study abroad program for student engagement in the Galapagos Islands. We plan to develop and issue a Galapagos Sustainability Communique after the World Summit that includes the vision and insights of all its participants for a sustainable Galapagos with applicability to global island settings.
We are eager to hear your perspective and have you join us at the World Summit on Island Sustainability!